keep a promise

keep a promise

To fulfill or be faithful to a promise one has made. How can you expect me to trust you when you keep proving that you can't keep a promise? Keeping promises is the backbone of any healthy relationship.

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keep a promise

 and keep one's promise

to make good on a promise; to fulfill one's promise. If you can't keep your promises, you shouldn't make them in the first place.

See also: keep, promise

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